Fatema Begum
Fatema Begum is a retired Additional Inspector General of Bangladesh Police, second highest rank, and the first woman to join the police as a cadre officer of the Bangladesh Civil Service.[1]
Begum is a director of Bangladesh Finance.[2]
Early life
[edit]Begum was born on 14 April 1958 in Munshiganj District, East Bengal, Pakistan.[3] She graduated from the Central Women's College and her masters at the University of Dhaka in botany.[3] She studied at Adelaide University with a scholarship from Australian Aid.[3]
Career
[edit]Begum joined Bangladesh Police on 21 January 1986 as an Assistant Superintendent of Police after passing the Bangladesh Civil Service, the first woman to do so.[3][4] She was harassed by her colleague during training and the other female cadre quite during training at the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre.[1][5] She requested to be removed from the police cadre due to the constant harassment but her request was denied.[1] Begum served in Tangail District and Khagrachari District.[3] She was an Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Chittagong Metropolitan Police.[3] She was promoted to Superintendent of Police and appointed to Police Telecom.[3]
Begum was the Superintendent of Police of Thakurgaon District.[3] She served in a peacekeeping mission of the United Nations.[3] She was transferred to the Special Branch in 2007,[6] and later served as the Commandant of the Special Branch Training School.[3] She was the director of investigations of Rapid Action Battalion.[3] She was a Deputy Inspector General of Special Branch.[3] Begum was the rector of Police Staff College.[7] In 2017, she was awarded the Bangladesh Police Women Award by Bangladesh Police headquarter.[8][9] She retired in 2018.[10]
On 31 July 2023, Begum was appointed director of Bangladesh Finance.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Khan, Mohammad Jamil; Hosen, Akram (2017-03-08). "Country's First Female Police Officer: Fatema persisted despite constant taunts". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ "Fatema Begum joins board of directors of Bangladesh Finance". The Business Standard. 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "BPWN". www.bpwn.org.bd. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ "Unsung women national builders". www.ipdcbd.com. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ "Celebrating the unsung women nation-builders". The Daily Star. 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ "Major shakeup in police admin". The Daily Star. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ "Overcoming decades of negligence, women officers play key role in police". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ "Policewomen honoured for their contribution". Dhaka Tribune. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "21 personnel, two organisations win". The Daily Star. 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ "BNP, Jamaat plan to kill police officers, says PM Hasina". Prothom Alo. 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ "Fatema Begum Joins Bangladesh Finance as Director". The Daily Messenger. Retrieved 2024-09-15.